Enable Google Photos Face Detection: Here's how
You have to activate facial recognition in Google Photos via VPN, because this is not officially set by default in Germany. You can find out how in this article.
Enable face recognition: How Google Photos recognizes your favorite faces
Once activated, it can take several weeks for Google to automatically analyze and group your photos on faces. It is particularly important that you activate the "Back Up & Synch" for all your photos.
- Completely close the Google Photos app and open a VPN app. A free variant like TunnelBear VPN (Android, iOS) is sufficient.
- Activate the VPN in the United States and open the Google Photos app.
- Click on the three horizontal lines in the top left to open the menu. You will find the settings below.
- Select the menu item "Group similar faces" and activate the "Face grouping".
Since photos require a lot of storage space, they are usually uploaded to the cloud. In our next article, you will find out which providers of cloud storage are available or which is the best for you.